Looptex Mills has applied for $5 million in bonds for an expansion project. Their parent company, Dobbs Mills, has manufacturing facilities in Chatsworth, Georgia and a distribution center in Whitfield County. Dobbs is reportedly planning to buy another mill and consolidate both operations in Dalton. The company employs about 115 people.
As I reported a few weeks ago, Beaulieu of America® has applied for tax credits for $21 million in new equipment for a plant expansion. And they're adding fifty new jobs in Dalton. These are encouraging signs that the carpet industry may be coming out of recession
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